Job Analysis of Head Nurse Role at Benha and Menoufia University Hospitals

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

1 Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

2 Nursing Administration, Faculty of nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Job analysis of head nurses, role is vital to critically review the existing nursing
practices within the unit and maintain continuity of all operation in changing work environment.
The study aimed to identify job analysis of head nurse role at Benha and Menoufia University
Hospitals.
Comparative design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The current study was
conducted in all inpatient units at Benha and Menoufia University Hospitals.
Subjects: Included all
head nurses
, working at the above mentioned study setting and disturbed as 58 head nurses at Benha
University Hospital, and 52 head nurses at Menoufia University Hospital.
Tools for data
collection:
Head nurses job analysis questionnaire. Results: Showed that the majority of the studied
head nurses
, at Menoufia and Benha University Hospital reported a high committed level (86.6% &
84.5%) regarding their job description and reported higher qualified level (90.4% & 89.7%))
regarding their job specification respectively. Moreover, the majority of studied head nurses
, at
Benha University Hospital reported higher achieved level (87.9%) regarding their job evaluation as
compared to Menoufia University Hospital (84.6%).
The study concluded that, the majority of
studied head nurses at both hospitals reported a high level of job analysis however the head nurses
at Menoufia University Hospital reported higher level of job analysis as compared to head nurses at
Benha University Hospital with a highly statistical significant positive correlation between total job
analysis and total of job description, job specification and job evaluation among studied head nurses
at both hospitals.
Recommendations: The study recommended that raising the awareness about all
duties of head nurses through continuing education of courses in both nursing management and
administration as participate in training program for updating professional knowledge and teaching
staff team.


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